Netflix’s new film The Snow Sister comes from Norway and is based on the bestselling childrens’ book of the same name by Maja Lunde and Lisa Aisato . The story, about a boy struggling to find joy at Christmas after the death of his older sister. With his family’s grief causing them to grow distant, he makes a new friend named Hedvig who seems at once magical and joyful, just what he needs at a time when everyone else around him is too broken-hearted to find a reason to celebrate at the holidays.
But Hedvig has a secret, and as soon as Julian starts to pry into her life, he’s shocked to learn her story. THE SNOW SISTER : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT? Opening Shot: “I’m going to tell you about Hedvig. The weirdest and most joyful girl you can imagine.
And how she became my best friend. And how I lost her,” a young boy narrates. A school choir rehearses, but as all the other children sing, that boy, Julian, looks off into the distance, eventually stepping off his mark and walking out of the school.
The Gist: Julian (Mudit Gupta) is a ten-year-old who has been quiet and withdrawn ever since the death of his older sister, Juni. His parents are coping even worse than he is, and his younger sister Augusta looks to Julian for comfort, but he’s struggling to find any sense of joy in the face of grief. It’s even more difficult now that his birthday and Christmas are just days away.
One day after a swim practice, Julian is approached by a young girl named Hedvig (Celina Meyer .